Construction of the new £6.8m Sports Centre is now well under
way. The steel frame is starting to take shape and this phase of
the building is due to be completed by mid -September. The funding
for the project has come from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, sportscotland
and Western Isles Enterprise. The sportscotland Lottery Award was
the largest in Scotland in 2002.
Facilities will include:-
- 25m by 13m pool - 50% wider than at present, with a moveable
floor. This will allow the depth of the deep end of the pool to
be adjusted to any depth up to 3.8m.
- Toddler Pool for pre-schoolers, with built in play features.
- Games Hall will be twice the current size.
- Creche and linked Soft Play area.
- The Fitness Suite will be 50% larger and will be fully equipped
with a range of the most up to date cardio-vascular and strength
training machines.
- Multi- Sports Hall - suitable for dance, keep fit, martial arts
etc. This is an important element of the project, allowing greater
community access to the facility during the day.
- 2 Squash Courts
- Café
Malcolm J. Graham, Chairman of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s
Arts & Leisure Committee, said:
“I am confident that this will be one of the best modern sports
facilities in the North of Scotland. The facilities offered and
the services provided will be equally first rate. This is a theme
we have consistently highlighted and I am proud to see the sporting
future of our community so successfully secured.”
Alastair Dempster, Chairman of sportscotland, added: "We are
delighted that the Nicolson Lewis Sports Centre redevelopment is
underway supported by an award of £1.5M from the sportscotland
Lottery Fund Sports Facilities Programme. Our aim is to increase
access to quality sports facilities for communities across Scotland
and I am sure when completed, this new facility will be a great
boost for the sporting future of the area."
WIE Chief Executive, Donnie Macaulay said the Enterprise Company
is delighted to see construction and development of the new sports
centre is on schedule and progress is well on track for completion
of the contract.
The building is due to be completed by May / June 2004.
Nigel Scott
Communications Officer
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Tel: 01851 709389 (Work)
Tel: 01851 706412 (Home)
Tel: 07884 236103 (Mobile)
email: nscott@cne-siar.gov.uk |
